- Background (muslin)
- Light (faded chambray)
- Dark (indigo)
Block No. 86 · pictorial
Woven Heart Quilt Block
Woven Heart sits on point, with one dark and one light rectangle forming the lobes and a checkerboard field of both fabrics forming the body, as if the two colors were woven together. Connector corners round the lobes, so every seam is straight.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Grid
- 6 × 6
- Pieces
- 23
Chart
Cutting for a 12" block
6 × 6 grid. All cuts fall on 1/8" ruler marks. Unfinished block: 12 1/2".
| Fabric | Shape | Cut | Size | Then | Pieces used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background | Square | 1 | 4 1/2" square | Use as cut | 1 |
| Background | Corner square | 4 | 2 1/2" square | Stitch and flip; trim seam allowance to 1/4 inch | 4 |
| Light | Square | 1 | 4 1/2" × 8 1/2" | Use as cut | 1 |
| Light | Square | 8 | 2 1/2" square | Use as cut | 8 |
| Dark | Square | 1 | 8 1/2" × 4 1/2" | Use as cut | 1 |
| Dark | Square | 8 | 2 1/2" square | Use as cut | 8 |
Method
Piecing steps
Step 1: Sew background corner squares to the outer end corners of the dark rectangle and the light rectangle, trim and press.
Step 2: Sew light and dark strips together, subcut into pairs and make four four-patches; join them into a 8 1/2" checkerboard.
Step 3: Top row: background square, then the dark rectangle with its trimmed end on the right.
Step 4: Bottom row: the light rectangle with its trimmed end at the bottom, then the checkerboard.
Step 5: Join the rows with a 1/4-inch seam allowance, matching each seam intersection. Press and check the unfinished block measures 12 1/2" square.